What is DACA?

In 2012, during Barack Obama’s presidency, a program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was launched.

This program protects undocumented immigrants who came to the US when they were minors. The population that used this program the most were the so-called “Dreamers”.

This benefit prevents deportation and allows thousands of immigrants to have enough time to submit their immigration cases to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).

The DACA program allows immigrants to have a legal residence permit for two years. This residence permit can be extended as long as there is an active immigration case.

The current administration of the US and DACA

President Trump took office in 2017 and one of his main focuses during the elections was to reduce immigration at all costs.

The current government ensures that immigration negatively affects the country in several ways:

• Economically: According to President Trump, immigrants exhaust economic resources without giving anything in return and millions of them do not pay annual taxes.
• Social Security: President Trump assures that the majority of immigrants are dangerous for the local population.
• Labor: The current government’s opinion is that immigrants occupy jobs that should be available to legal citizens.
• Public benefits: The president ensures that immigrants use housing and health services offered by the government without giving anything in return.

President Trump’s opinion regarding DACA is negative and he has openly stated on several occasions that someone who crosses borders illegally should not have the opportunity to obtain legal residence in the US.

Therefore, the current administration has attempted to remove the DACA program from the benefits offered to the immigrant population.

Actually, back in 2017, the President ordered to cancel DACA’ requests and to prohibit the issuance of these permits by USCIS.

The constant help of immigrant rights advocates

When the current government made the decision to suspend DACA, thousands of immigrant rights advocates spoke out against this measure, and that is why this program has not been completely eradicated.

The controversy generated by DACA has been so great that it finally became one of the main cases handled by the US Supreme Court of Justice.

DACA’s future

The Supreme Court of Justice declared in November 2019 that the final decision regarding the DACA immigrant program will be publicly announced in June 2020.

The Supreme Court decided to take that amount of time because there are many arguments given by the current government and by immigrant rights advocates that must be analyzed before issuing a final order.

Thus, millions of people covered by this program patiently await the response of the Supreme Court.

Seek specialized help

Besides the DACA program, several immigration processes are delayed due to the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic and the health crisis caused by it.

Therefore, all immigration applications must be submitted correctly and preferably with the help of experts to avoid precarious situations for you and your family.

If you have any questions about an immigration issue or relating to a case you may have currently in progress, then please don’t hesitate to contact us for a FREE Phone Consultation with one of our expert immigration attorneys.

Simply call Motion Law today at: (202) 918-1799.